Gabrielle Giffords: Please run for U.S. Senate (D-Arizona) in 2018

For more than 12 years you dedicated yourself to public service and the citizens of Arizona, serving in the Arizona legislature (2000-2005) and then in the U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2012).

We are asking that you once again serve and represent the great state of Arizona and run as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Jeff Flake in 2018.

We feel that our voices and concerns are not being represented and addressed in Washington D.C. by our current representatives.

Your leadership and expertise is needed now more than ever. With the inauguration of the new president, the GOP and the administration has put personal wealth, the GOP party, the affluent, corporate interests, and special interests ahead of citizens and what's best for the country.

Whether it be the Affordable Care Act, immigration, Russian influence on our elections and government, voter suppression, public education, evaluating supreme court and federal court appointees, environmental protection, or other issues, we know that you would put the interests of the country and your constituents first.

We would be honored for you to represent us in the U.S. Senate and encourage you to run for that office in 2018.